Education

Master of Fine Arts (Current Research Candidate), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology School of Art

Bachelor of Photography (2004), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia



Selected Awards/Honours

2024 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery,  London, 2nd Prize

2024 - The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture, Honorable Mention

2024 - Louis Roederer Foundation Photography Prize for Sustainability, Finalist

2024 - Australian Life Photography Prize, City of Sydney, Finalist

2023 - Galah Regional Photography Prize, Australia, Winner

2023 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist

2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Photographer of the Year

2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Portrait Series, 1st place

2022 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, Finalist

2022 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Highly Commended

2021 - The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellie Awards), Feature Photography, Nominated

2020 - World Press Photo, Portrait Stories, 1st Prize

2020 - Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, Columbia University New York, Award for Excellence

2020 - The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellie Awards), Feature Photography, Nominated

2020 - Overseas Press Club of America, Feature Photography Award, Citation

2020 - Pictures of the Year International, Portrait Series, 3rd place

2020 - Sony World Photography Awards, Portraiture, Shortlisted

2019 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist

2019 - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Australia, Finalist

2019 - Contemporary Landscapes in Photography Award, Perth Centre for Photography, Finalist

2018 - Nannen Prize for Photography, Germany, 1st Place

2018 - World Press Photo, Photo of the Year, Nominated

2018 - World Press Photo, Portrait Stories, 1st Place

2018 - Photo District News, Photographer of the Year

2018 - Pictures of the Year International, Photographer of the Year, Freelance

2018 - LensCulture Portrait Awards, Series, 2nd Place

2018 - Pictures of the Year International, Portrait Series, 2nd Place

2018 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist

2018 - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Australia, Finalist

2017 - Pictures of the Year International, Issue Reporting Picture Story, Third Place

2015 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist

2015 - Pictures of the Year International, Picture Story, Award of Excellence

2014 - European Publishers Award for Photography, Shortlisted

2013 - Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia, Alumnus of the Year

2011 - Pictures of the Year International, News Story Multimedia, 1st Place

2010 - World Press Photo, Spot News, 1st Place

2010 - Australian Reportage Photo Festival, Professional Award, Winner

2010 - 17th World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, Fellow

2010 - Photo District News Photo Annual, Photojournalism Award

2010 - Pictures of the Year International, News Picture Story, 1st Prize

2010 - Pictures of the Year International, Spot News, 3rd Prize

2010 - Pictures of the Year International, Award of Excellence

2009 - Photo District News, 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch

Solo Exhibitons

2025 - Big Sky, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre, Katherine, NT, Australia

2024 - Big Sky, Photo 2024, Federation Square, Australia

2024 - Big Sky, Festival La Gacilly Photo, France

2023 - Big Sky, Somerset House, London

2021 - Migrantes, Windgate Museum of Art, Conway, USA

2018 - Chibok Girls, Festival della Fotografia Etica, Italy

2017 - Big Sky, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Australia

2017 - The Afghans, Cortona on the Move International Photography Festival, Italy

2013 - Iraq, Reportage Festival of Documentary Photography/Vivid Festival, Sydney, Australia



Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London

2023 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia

2022 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London

2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Somerset House, London

2022 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia

2020 - Civilization, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

2020 - Civilization, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand

2020 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019 - Civilization, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea

2019 - Civilization, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China

2019 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia

2018 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia

2015 - Emerging, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, U.S.A

2015 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia

2012 - WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY, Museum of Fine Arts Houston

2009 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Public Collections

Museum of Fine Arts Houston


Selected Group Books

Civilization: The Way We Live Now, William A Ewing, Holly Roussell, Thames and Hudson, 2018

American Photography: Selected for editions; 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 - American Illustration - American Photography, New York, USA

WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Anne Wilkes Tucker, Will Michels, Natalie Zelt (Author)Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2012


Partial Editorial Client List

The New Yorker, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, Monocle, ESPN, The Financial Times Magazine, Die Zeit, Stern, M Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Guardian


Partial Commercial Client List

Amazon Studios, Optus, Jacob’s Creek, Westpac Bank, AMP, Nine Entertainment Co., UNICEF


Lectures And Artist Visits

International Center of Photography, New York

National Geographic, Washington D.C.

Frontline Club, London

World Press Photo, Amsterdam

Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College, USA

Fujifilm Ambassador, Australia

Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia